Cleaned up and sorted out by automatic equipment, fully inspected, packaged in gift boxes, loaded into the freezers... Batches of freshly-picked Guangdong Deqing Gonggan (literally meaning tribute mandarin) were exported for the first time to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam recently to seize the occasion of RCEP coming into force on January 1, 2022.
Beautifully packaged Deqing Gonggan(Photo: Convergence Media Center of Deqing County)
Setting off on December 29, 2021, 928 kilos of Deqing Gonggan, which was the first batch of the total 3,000-kilo order, has arrived in Thailand on December 31, 2021.
Departure ceremony for Deqing Gonggan to be exported to Thailand.(Photo: Convergence Media Center of Deqing County)
Thai workers are carrying boxes of Deqing Gonggan.(Photo: Nanfang Rural Newspaper)
According to the purchaser from Thailand, as a traditional agricultural product from Guangdong, China, Deqing Gonggan boasts a beautiful shape and a unique flavor. Under RCEP, elimination of tariff and 6 hours for clearance and release of perishable agricultural goods will lay down a good base for mutual trade between Thailand and China in agricultural commodities.
Departure ceremony for Deqing Gonggan to be exported to Cambodia.(Photo: Nanfang Rural Newspaper)
Departure ceremony for Deqing Gonggan to be exported to Vietnam.(Photo: Nanfang Rural Newspaper)
Right after another batch of Deqing Gonggan leaving for Cambodia on December 30, 2021, 2,720 kilos of Gonggan departed from Deqing on January 3, 2022 and is expected to arrive at Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Port in 4 to 5 days. It is learned that in order to protect the fruit's quality, the cooler has been adjusted to 4℃ for 12 hours.
Guided by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Guangdong Province, Deqing County in Zhaoqing City is the province's first to launch a package of systematic measures to promote Gonggan's export to RCEP countries, including establishing an international mandarin big data platform and an RCEP mandarin trading alliance. In addition, the County has built an RCEP trading center for Gonggan and 11 export demonstration bases.
In December, 2021, Deqing Gonggan also gained access to North America and the EU for the first time.
Author | Abby